North Carolina U.S. House, district 3 · 2026

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Libertarian

Daniel Thomas Cavender

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Republican Incumbent

Gregory Murphy

Raised: $2,819,076
From individuals: $1,147,882
From PACs and other committees: $1,217,049
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $0
Cash on hand: $2,413,825
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $677,964 to support and $326,560 to oppose.

AMERICAN MAJORITY ACTION PACfor $497K
AB PACagainst $327K
CENTER FORWARD INITIATIVE INC (CFI)for $181K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 13, 2026.

PAC and committee money

283 committees reported giving $1,061,192 in all.

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10,000
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC$10,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY ENT PAC$10,000

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks

Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $10K
Defense contractorsPAC checks $3K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Democrat

Raymond Edward Smith, Jr.

Raised: $223,119
From individuals: $186,153
From PACs and other committees: $26,250
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $100
Cash on hand: $73,711
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $18,581 to support and $0 to oppose.

AB PACfor $12K
ADVANCE NORTH CAROLINAfor $7K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 5, 2026.

PAC and committee money

17 committees reported giving $60,550 in all.

SD PAC$10,000
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC$10,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$5,000
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)$5,000
VOTEVETS$5,000
MARCH ON PAC$5,000
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$5,000
NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERAL$3,000

Money in this race (FEC)

Gregory Murphy	Republican	$2,819,076	$2,413,825	$677,964	$326,560
Raymond Edward Smith, Jr.	Democrat	$223,119	$73,711	$18,581	$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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